'Trying to disappear us': Dutton won't use Indigenous flags at press events as PM
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Liberal leader Peter Dutton will not stand beside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at press conferences if he becomes prime minister. Some Indigenous leaders say it is a level of "pettiness" they never expected.

Summary

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton stated he would not stand beside Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flags at press events if elected prime minister, arguing for unity under a single national flag.

Dutton called the use of multiple flags “confusing” and divisive.

Indigenous leaders and critics, including Mick Gooda and Minister Malarndirri McCarthy, condemned the stance as divisive and dismissive of Indigenous cultures, which are represented by official Australian flags.

This follows Dutton’s history of opposing symbolic Indigenous measures, including the Voice to Parliament referendum.

  • dumbass@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    13 days ago

    If you’re elected prime Minister, then the world has officially ended so do what you want you dickless fuckhead.

    • Geobloke@lemm.eeEnglish
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      13 days ago

      He’s got a good chance. All he needs do is say “are you worse now than 3 years ago,” while not providing a better solution than what we lived through

      • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
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        13 days ago

        More than a good chance. Albo’s paralysed with the fear of fucking it up, and has the unmistakable stench of a one-term government. Given the media and the oligarchs’ bias, it’d be a miracle if he scrapes through.

        • Geobloke@lemm.eeEnglish
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          12 days ago

          And Elon is going to jump into our election for our regulator trying to bring Twitter into line with Aussie community expectations. Albo has no charisma, of we’ve learnt one thing about Trump is that politicians need to change and stop counting numbers